Ventilated baby carriage hood



Feb. 17, 1953 v PACKMAN 2,628,862 I VENTILATED BABY CARRIAGE HOOD Filed Dec. 29, 1949 Im errl or 19 E. HPack/nan Patented Feb. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT (JF FIK:E

Eugene Harold Paok rnan, Kitchener ontari o, Canada Applicatio'iffi'ecemhen 29, 1949, SeriallNbi- 1?35}569 reclaims (crest-110) This inVentionl relates: toriixnprovements baby carriage" hoods and. more particularly to. the: provision- 0f ailventilated:fbaby carriages. hood.

The: principal: object of: the invention is; to: providelfor fresh aircoircnlation throughr baby: carriageuhood whemdesired: to preventz air: with imthm hood from. becoming stifling 1 andtuncomzfortable" forrthe baby inhclosei ori' humidiweather or under the sunts rays' beating; on thezhood; fabric or canopy;

A further important: object? is: to: provide. a ventilated carriage" hood the venti-1ating;opem-=- ings of which; can; quickly" andi' conveniently: sealed; m: positively; prevent; ingress oft air: or moistureztherethroughw Another; important objectlistrto provide a 1 col.-' lapsible: baby. carriage-hood: providing for free airrcircul'ation to and. through theho'od interior when desired without afiording; any: obstruction to the-collapsed hood;

A' further and v important obj eotis" to I provide ventilation within the-:hood interior while at the .Another; obj ectis to. provide a ventilated: hoodlconstruction wherein. the strength of the coveringg-t-fabric is not impaired by; the. provisionrof the:ventilatingopenings therein.v

A stillfurther obj ectis .to.- provide a ventilated hood of: extremely neat: and attractive appearances The principal feature of the invention-consists in providing, a novel closable ventilating open ing intthehoodfcoveringiorecanopy.

Another importantlfeature of= the invention. resides in. incorporating; screening, in the outer. covering: and lining, to. permit" airflow there-- through! to. the interior of l the hood without-l weakening the: hood; and. providing a. protective fiapesl'irt or the liliearrangedltoucloselandnseal the screened. opening in .theoutercovering;

Alfurther feature of importance consists vir'i supporting, the. outer screening between frame barsa ofgthe hood and forrning a protective flap withlelasticized sections-to look over the .7 frame bars to. afford the watertight. seal o desired" and provide for. the ready; withdrawal of the flapto. uncoverv the outer screening while holding the flap-neatlyin-a retracted'positiom- A further important feature consists in the novel .manner of a supporting the screening onat collapsible hoodto permit co1lapse thereof-- withouteobstruction thereto:

These and: other. objects andrfeatures i will 4 be t conjunction with: the: accompanying drawingsein-r taken; from one: side:of the hood and showing..-

the: interlock? of the? outer: flap: with the adja' cent. frame. bar,. the flap being; broken-away to illustrate the screening therebeneathk.

With. reference: to the drawings;v th hood: hereinhillustratem constructed for-."ventilatiomim accordance with an" embodiment of my inven tion,.comprises a plurality of: pivotally;connected- U --shap,ed frame bars: the: outer bars: being? repres'entedas l and-' 2, the main intermediate ban 3 l and the auxiliary" intermediate: bars 4- pi-votally connected with th'e'la-tter bar 3:

overlying these frame bars is the outer fabric covering; 5" and: within: the frame bars: is supported theiinner linin'gi G the covering and-lin ing; being. secured: to the r frame?" bars by the rivets 1,1. illus tratedaparti'cularly in Figure and the stitching; 8vholding the fabric loope'd around theouter-frame-bars 'l and 2."

' Such: a" hood; constructionass describedabove permits: collapsingrby virtue? of the -pivotal connections between the frame -barspias isfiwellzuriderstoodm in the" art;s and 1 the hood may be 'piv-"' oted torsvving; about S and may beiprovided with a storm cover- I 9 dependingibelo'vh the frame" bar z-as'is'lwell understood;

In conventional hoods; i. such: as: shown in Figw I we 1,,no air circulation through:the-hood is provided 1 and on :ahot day with the sun beaming; on the outer covering" 5 the air" within-the l hood may become: stiflingto the discomfort of the baby within the-carriage.

According to my invention I eliminaterthei abover objectionable features of conventional hood 'constructions by providing. for the 1 ventilation ofthe hood as willbe wellunderstood from the following description.

Itis to be understood that; while-Lhave ap plied-my invention-for: purposes of il'lustration to one specific: I hood construction, it-v is equally understood; from the following. description-' in 55- applicable to other; a i s With reference particularly to Figures 1, 2 and 4, it will be seen that between the main intermediate frame bar 3 and the lower auxiliary bar 4 pivoted thereto the covering 5 and lining 6 are provided with rectangular openings H and I2 respectively, and closing these openings are the relatively fine mesh screens I3 and I4 to prevent ingress of insects, soot, dirt or the like therethrough and to serve the additional function of strengthening the fabric material so that it will not be weakened by the provision of the ventilating openings therethrough.

Securing the screening 13 to the cover 5 around the marginal edge of the opening I l is the stitching l5 with the screening and cover herein shown as inter-folded to increase the strength at the stitching. Similar marginal stitching I6 is herein shown as securing the screening [4 to the lining 6 to close the opening [2.

Both the covering and lining are herein shown as made up of separate sections between the frame bars but it will be understood that they need not be of separate sections and the screening may be secured to close the ventilating openings l I and I2 by other than the marginal stitchings shown and may be anchored to the rivets 1 without departing from the scope of the invention.

As illustrated in Figures 2 and 4, the decorative and reinforcing piping I! is secured to the sections of the cover 5 adjacent the frame bars by stitching l8.

Secured to the covering 5 along its marginal edge at the main intermediate frame bar 3 is a flexible fabric flap l9 arranged to overlie the screening [3. This flap I9 is held by the rivet l and also the stitching l8 in the illustration herein depicted in Figure 4 and is shown as a separate fabric piece from the covering although it may be integral with the covering if desired. The flap I9 is of a width to extend across between the frame bars 3 and 4 and is adapted to look over the lower frame bar 4. To this end in the free edge of the flap adjacent each corner 20 of the frame bar 4 is secured an elastic hem strip 2|, particularly shown in Figure 5.

The tension imparted by the corner portions including the hem strips 2| of the flap serve to draw the covering section below the lower frame bar 4 inwardly of the bight or transverse portion 22 of this frame bar to provide an efiective watertight seal at the free marginal edge 23 of the flap to prevent ingress of moisture beneath the flap and through the opening II.

Thus with the flap is in the position of Figures 1, 4 and 5 the hood is equally as weatherproof as conventional hood constructions but due to the elastic 2| the flap can be quickly withdrawn or retracted to the position of Figure 2 to uncover the ventilating opening H, and in the position of Figure 2 it will be seen that the elastic strips serve to maintain the flap neatly against the hood so that it will not impair the attractiveness of the hood in either the retracted or closed positions and will not flap about untidily.

While ventilation may be provided through the hood to some extent by having the openings H and I2 out of register, the construction illustrated is preferred for permitting increased air circulation and for permitting a view of the interior of the hood so that the baby may be inspected without being disturbed.

With the ventilating openings H and I2 in '4 registration there is no disadvantage in inclement weather since the flap l9 efliciently and completely seals the opening II.

Where in hot weather ventilation within the hood is desired the flap l9 may be folded back permitting circulation into and through the hood interior from the ventilating opening to the open front 24 of the hood, and the volume of circulation is readily controllable by regulating the flap opening, the elastic 2| serving to hold the flap in any desired position affording any degree of opening of the ventilating opening II.

In winter where it is desirable to close the hood against direct air blasts on a baby by placing a blanket over the open front 24, the flap l9 can be withdrawn to provide any degree of ventilation desired without cold air being directed directly on to the baby and also can be withdrawn to permit inspection of the baby through the ventilating openings because of their register to see whether the baby is properly covered without disturbing the carriage or blanket.

It will therefore be seen that while my invention provides for the ventilation of the hood, it will not in any way interfere with the normal functioning of the hood and can be applied with equally advantageous results within the spirit of the invention to hoods other than of the specific construction illustrated.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a collapsible baby carriage hood, the combination with a frame comprising a plurality of pivotally connected U-frame bars adapted to be pivotally supported from a baby carriage, of a fabric covering overlying said frame bars and formed with a ventilating opening therein between a pair of adjacent frame bars, flexible screening closing said opening, a flexible flap secured adjacent one of said pair of frame bars and of a width to extend across the other of said pair of frame bars to close said opening, and elastic means incorporated in the free edge of said flap to look over said other frame bar and conform the fabric of said flap around said other frame bar to close said ventilating opening against ingress of moisture in any hood position and readily releasable from said other frame bar to uncover said ventilating opening to provide ventilation within said hood for any hood position, said flexible screening and flap permitting collapse of said hood without obstruction thereto.

2. In a collapsible baby carriage hood, the combination with a frame comprising a plurality of pivotally connected U-frame bars adapted to be pivotally supported from a baby carriage, of a fabric covering overlying said frame bars and formed with a ventilating opening therein between a pair of adjacent frame bars, a fabric lining within said frame having a ventilating opening therein, flexible screening closing said openings and stitched to said fabric covering and lining around the perimeter of said openings to prevent ingress of insects and foreign matter through said openings and to reinforce the covering and lining against weakening by the provision of said openings, a flexible flap secured adjacent one of said pair of frame bars and of a width to extend across the other of said pair of frame bars to close the opening in said covering, and elastic means incorporated in the free edge of said flap to look over said other frame bar and conform the fabric of said flap and covering around said other frame bar to close said ventilating opening against ingress of moisture in any hood position and readily releasable from said other frame bar to uncover said ventilating opening to provide ventilation within said hood for any h'ood position, said flexible screening and flap permitting collapse of said hood without obstruction thereto.

3. In a collapsible baby carriage hood, a frame 7 comprising a plurality of pivotally connected U- fran'ie bars, a fabric covering overlying said frame bars and formed with a ventilating opening therein between an intermediate pair of frame bars, screening closing said opening against ingress of insects and secured to said covering around said opening to reinforce said covering,a flap permanently secured on the outer side of said frame along one marginal edge adjacent one of said intermediate frame bar and of a width to extend across to the other of said intermediate frame bars to close said ventilating opening, and elastic means arranged at the edge of said flap remote from said permanently secured edge adapted to lock over said other intermediate frame barto conform the fabric of the flap and covering around said other frame bar to prevent ingress of moisture through said ventilating opening.

4. In a baby carriage hood, comprising a frame and a covering overlying the frame and adapted to be mounted on a baby carriage to present in position an open face across the width of the carriage, said covering having an opening therein opposite said open face intermediate the height of the hood and through a substantially upright portion of the hood providing for free air circulation through said face and opening beneath the hood and above a carriage, a screen mesh in said opening blocking circulation of foreign matter through said hood, a closure for said opening permanently secured along the upper edge thereof, and elastic means carried by said closure to grip the hood frame and secure said closure in adjustable positions to regulate the opening size and control circulation through said hood.

EUGENE HAROLD PACKMAN.

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